Letting Go and Letting God – Happy New Year 2012
Recently I have been studying the account of Elijah, who declared there would be no dew or rain for the next few years. (Reference 1 st Kings Chapter 17) As the prophesied drought began, the Lord guided Elijah to the Kerith Valley and provided a brook for water and ravens to bring food to him morning and evening. Temporary provision was available for Elijah in this season of drought. However, one day the ravens stopped bringing food and the brook dried up. Why, I wondered? And then it came to me… What an excellent example of how God will supply provision for us, even if only for a season. God knows the plans He has for us, and by drying up the brook and stopping the ravens from delivering food every morning and evening, Elijah had no choice but to move on. Notice how the Lord gave him further instructions on the process to the next level. “Go at once to Zarephath in the region of Sidon and stay there. I have directed a widow there to s...